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3 Common Distribution Challenges and Solutions!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Featuring Our Top 16 Articles on Freight and Logistics! It is not just about having workers picking items off shelves, packaging the products, and placing them on delivery trucks. Catlin has been with the company since 2002 and helped grow AMS into the successful third-party fulfillment entity it is today. Get Our EBOOK HERE.

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Stories of Supply Chain Leadership: An Interview with Joan Motsinger of Seagate

Supply Chain Shaman

First Phase: 2002-2006. What suppliers need help with cost (LEAN, labor, freight,…)? Our factors spans all those prior priorities, but expands into a much higher level of analytics on design cost (simplicity, leverage, supplier input), manufacturing cost (sites, labor, automation,… ) ,service costs (freight,…).

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The Amazonification of Logistics

Techgistics

Many customers now want their packages next-day, same-day, or even within one hour and as a result logistics networks have evolved to reflect these changing customer preferences. The lockers currently serve a very specific use case - customers that are not home during the day and packages can not be left securely at their house or apartment.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 17 – 23)

Logistics Viewpoints

While New Coke would linger for quite some time, it was discontinued in 2002, with a limited re-release in 2019. The new service will be tested in Virginia and two other markets, and requires drivers to unpack and assemble the items, remove the packaging and take the item back on the spot if the customer isn’t satisfied.

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This Week in Logistics News (January 9-13, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Moving on, here’s the supply chain and logistics news that caught my attention this week: Amazon is granted a patent for using a subterranean network to deliver packages (GeekWire). s Self-Driving Car Unit Creates Its Own Sensor Package (WSJ – sub. November 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI). Alphabet Inc.’s

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Supply Chain Predictions for 2020 (Who knew I’d still be writing this blog 18 years later!)

NC State SCRC

The first one, I believe, was in January, 2002, just two years after I founded the SCRC. On top of that, the increase of Uber Freight, food delivery services, and a plethora of other services is causing congestion to rise rapidly. However, I also came to realize that I’ve been writing this blog now for more than a decade!

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The Ultimate Guide to Beer Profit Margins & More

Unleashed

Australia’s beer sector is a significant driver of economic activity and domestic jobs, from farming, brewing, packaging, and distribution. Liquor retailers sell packaged beer, wine, spirits and ready-to-drink mixes. New Zealand liquor retailers primarily sell packaged beer, wine or spirits for consumption off the premise only.